Biomet releases surgical guide system for partial knee replacement

 Biomet Orthopedics announced the launch of the Signature Personalized Patient Care System for use with the Oxford Partial Knee System. The system enables surgeons to preoperatively plan a knee replacement surgery and precisely place implants by using Signature custom positioning guides, according to a company press release.

 Biomet’s Oxford Partial Knee System is designed to help surgeons preserve and restore normal knee function and movement by replacing only the medial, diseased compartment of the knee. During this process, surgeons use the Signature system to create custom femoral and tibial surgical positioning guides that help achieve optimal joint implant positioning.

“With Signature and the Oxford Partial Knee, surgeons now have state-of-the-art technology for patients undergoing partial knee replacement surgery,” Michael Berend, MD, from Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at St. Francis Health Hospital, stated in the release.

Biomet получило регистрацию FDA на два новых продукта: 
E1® Humeral Bearing для системы Comprehensive® Reverse Shoulder 
и систему Comprehensive® Segmental Revision

Biomet, Inc., мировой лидер в сфере ортопедии и биотехнологии, сегодня обявил о регистрации двух своих систем в United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), это:  E1® humeral bearing для использования совместно с  Comprehensive® Reverse Shoulder System, а также Comprehensive® Segmental Revision System. 

 "Этот продукт специально разработан для решения проблем дефицита костной ткани при ревизионных и онкологических вмешательствах."


 The E1® humeral bearing with exclusive Antioxidant-Infused Technology is the first Vitamin E advanced bearing option for reverse shoulder applications. Biomet first applied the clinically successful1 E1® technology to its hip and knee products. The integration of E1® technology into the Comprehensive® Reverse Shoulder portfolio will provide surgeons and patients with an advanced bearing surface with oxidative stability, high strength and low wear.2,3 

 "Biomet is the first company to bring advanced bearing surfaces to the shoulder," said John Sperling, MD, orthopaedic surgeon, Rochester, Minnesota. "The outstanding wear characteristics and proven track record of E1® bearings will provide a tremendous benefit to patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty." 

 The FDA also cleared Biomet's Comprehensive® Segmental Revision System (SRS), a humeral replacement system designed to address significant bone loss, both proximally and distally. The Comprehensive® SRS offers oncologic options, soft tissue attachments, and multiple sizing options, and is compatible with the Comprehensive® Shoulder system and the Discovery® Elbow system. 

 "The Comprehensive® SRS is a breakthrough in shoulder and elbow arthroplasty design," said Dr. Sperling. "This system is specifically designed to address humeral bone deficiency in revision and oncologic settings." 

 "This system is particularly helpful for surgeons specializing in revision shoulder or elbow surgery where modularity and intra-operative flexibility is critical," said Quin Throckmorton, MD, orthopaedic surgeon, Memphis, Tennessee.